Chief Benneth Chukwuma Emeke Obi, is the President-General of Ndigbo in Alimosho, the largest organization in Alimosho Local Government, the chairman of Igbo-Speaking Community in Alimosho, and Chairman of all Chairmen of the Governors Forum, Igbo Community in Lagos State. In this interview with The Unique Model Magazine, he spoke about the humanitarian services rendered by Otumba Sonny Akpoyibo and plans to celebrate him later in the year.
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Today is 25th December, 2022, and expectedly you should be at home with your family, what prompted your coming here?
I came here for the celebration of the celebrant, Otunba Sunny, the man called Otunba Sonny Akpoyibo, is a good man, he had made lots of impacts in so many lives in Alimosho Local Government, that is why I found it worthy that I must be here. I don’t go out on 25th December; I receive guests in my house. But because of his humanitarian and support to Igbo Community in Alimosho and Lagos State, that prompted my presence. That is why I said, I should be part of his celebration today.
Can you tell us what he has done for the Igbos and has he been appreciated in form of title or award by the Igbo community?
The Igbos have recognised him because of his philanthropy in Igbo community and his humanitarian services in many ways. In 2018, he was crowned Ugo Nwanne Ndi Igbo of Alimosho, because of his good deeds. And the Igbo Community in Ikotun also gave him an award also because of his good works and recently, Igbo Speaking Community in Lagos. The umbrella body that guard the whole Igbos in Lagos State, where I am the chairman of all the Local Government, have found him worthy and gave him a chieftaincy title of ‘Nwanne D’namba’, of Ndigbo in Lagos State. Nwanne D’namba means, a brother in Diaspora, is because of his good deeds.
What more do you expect from him with all he has done already?
He has assured us he will never go back, he will continue on his humanitarian service, that is the call he has from God. So we continue to support him. And Igbo Community is going to celebrate him come 24th September, 2023 at Ijegun field. Why? Because we are giving him a befitting award with his wife because he has done noble to Igbo Community in Alimosho and Lagos State.